{{short description|American film producer}} {{other people|Richard Schwartz}} {{Infobox person |name = Rick Schwartz |image = Rick Schwartz Producer, CEO of Jerrick Ventures and Overnight ProductionsLLC.jpg |caption = |birth_date = |birth_place = New York |occupation = Film and TV Producer }}
'''Rick Schwartz''' is an American film and television producer and financier based in New York, whose credits include ''[[The Departed]]'',{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} ''[[Black Swan (film)|Black Swan]]'', ''[[Gangs of New York]]'', ''[[Machete (2010 film)|Machete]]'',<ref>{{cite journal| journal=Wizard World| title=The Man in 'Black'}}</ref> ''[[The Others (2001 film)|The Others]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine| magazine=Variety| date=November 1, 2010| title=Overnight Prods}}</ref> and ''[[Lip Sync Battle]]''.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.thewrap.com/jimmy-fallons-lip-sync-battle-john-krasinski-stephen-merchant-spike-tv-emma-stone-paul-rudd/| title=Jimmy Fallon's 'Lip Sync Battle' Heads to Spike TV| author=Tony Maglio| date=November 22, 2014| website=The Wrap| access-date=February 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/jimmy-fallon-john-krasinski-stephen-merchant-lip-sync-battle-series-spike-1201291837/| title=Jimmy Fallon, John Krasinski And Stephen Merchant To Produce & Perform On Lip Sync Battle Series For Spike| date=November 21, 2014| author=Nellie Andreeva| magazine=Deadline| access-date=February 5, 2016}}</ref>
==Career== Schwartz began his film career at [[Miramax]] under [[Harvey Weinstein|Harvey]] and [[Bob Weinstein]], working there for seven years and eventually serving as the company's senior vice president of production. At Miramax, Schwartz oversaw the development and production of projects including [[Martin Scorsese]]’s ''[[Gangs of New York]]'', and ''[[The Departed]]'',<ref name="Variety 2004">{{Citation | title = Prod'n vet Schwartz will ankle Miramax | newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = Feb 19, 2004 | url = https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117900439|access-date=February 5, 2016}}</ref> and [[Alejandro Amenabar]]’s ''[[The Others (2001 film)|The Others]]''.<ref name="Variety 2004"/>
In 2008, Schwartz founded Overnight Productions, which has financed and produced movies by directors including [[Robert Rodriguez]], [[Darren Aronofsky]] and [[Gela Babluani]].<ref>{{Citation | title = Rick Schwartz launches Overnight | newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = Sep 9, 2008 | url = https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117991932|access-date=February 5, 2016}}</ref>
Later, Schwartz partnered with American financier, [[Jeremy Frommer]] to develop a technology company. He co-founded Jerrick Media, a producer and distributor of digital media content, in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/30/jerrick-the-company-that-relaunched-omni-unveils-a-new-community-publishing-platform/|title=Jerrick, the company that relaunched Omni, unveils a new community publishing platform|work=TechCrunch}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.adweek.com/digital/after-buying-penthouse-founders-archives-jerrick-media-launches-blogging-platform-174776/|title=After Buying Penthouse Founder's Archives, Jerrick Media Launches a Blogging Platform|magazine=Adweek}}</ref>
==Filmography== ''He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.''
===Film=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit |- |rowspan=2| 2000 || ''[[Love's Labour's Lost (2000 film)|Love's Labour's Lost]]'' || Associate producer |- | ''[[Malèna (film)|Malèna]]'' || Executive producer |- |rowspan=2| 2001 || ''[[The Others (2001 film)|The Others]]'' || Executive producer |- | ''[[Birthday Girl (2001 film)|Birthday Girl]]'' || Executive producer |- | 2002 || ''[[Gangs of New York]]'' || Co-executive producer |- |rowspan=2| 2003 || ''[[The Battle of Shaker Heights]]'' || Executive producer |- | ''[[The Human Stain (film)|The Human Stain]]'' || Executive producer |- | 2004 || ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]'' || Executive producer |- | 2006 || ''[[The Departed]]'' || Co-producer |- |rowspan=2| 2007 || ''[[First Born (2007 film)|First Born]]'' || |- | ''[[The Lucky Ones (film)|The Lucky Ones]]'' || |- | 2009 || ''[[Labor Pains (film)|Labor Pains]]'' || |- |rowspan=3| 2010 || ''[[13 (2010 film)|13]]'' || |- | ''[[Machete (2010 film)|Machete]]'' || |- | ''[[Black Swan (film)|Black Swan]]'' || Executive producer |- | 2013 || ''[[Machete Kills]]'' || |}
;Miscellaneous crew
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role |- |rowspan=2| 1998 || ''[[The Mighty]]'' ||rowspan=2| Assistant: [[Harvey Weinstein]] |- | ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' |- | 2001 || ''[[Birthday Girl (2001 film)|Birthday Girl]]'' || Production executive: [[Miramax]] |}
;Production manager
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role |- | 2000 || ''[[Malèna (film)|Malèna]]'' || Executive in charge of production |}
;Thanks
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Role |- | 2010 || ''[[Hesher (film)|Hesher]]'' || Special thanks |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Year ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Title ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Credit ! style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Notes |- |rowspan=2| 2015 || ''Nate Bargatze: Full Time Magic'' || Executive producer || Television special |- | ''Sharing'' || Executive producer || Television film |- | 2015−18 || ''[[Lip Sync Battle]]'' || Executive producer<hr>Supervising producer || |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm0777408}}
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